Ralph Waldo Emerson

Behold the Sea,
The opaline, the plentiful and strong,
Yet beautiful as is the rose in June,
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Behold the Sea,
The opaline, the plentiful and strong,
Yet beautiful as is the rose in June,
Fresh as the trickling rainbow of July;
Sea full of food, the nourisher of kinds,
Purger of earth, and medicine of men;
Creating a sweet climate by my breath,
Washing out harms and griefs from memory,
And, in my mathematic ebb and flow,
Giving a hint of that which changes not.

When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it.

When Nature has work to be done, she create a genius to do it.

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Burly, dozing humblebee,
Where thou art is clime for me.
Let them sail for Porto Rique,
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Burly, dozing humblebee,
Where thou art is clime for me.
Let them sail for Porto Rique,
Far-off heats through seas to seek.
I will follow thee alone,
Thou animated torrid-zone!

We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.

We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.